Dying to be thin  [videorecording] / 
a Nova production by Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. for WGBH/Boston ; written, produced, and directed by Larkin McPhee. 
 - [Boston] :  WGBH Video,  [2004] 
 - 1 videodisc (60 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Videodisc release of a 2000 television production.  Special DVD ROM features: with web access can access PDF teaching materials online, and link to NOVA website. 
<br/><br/>Editor, Steve Fischer ; camera, Robert Hutchings, Michael Phillips ; music, Michael Bacon ; narrated by Susan Sarandon.  Editor, Steve Fischer ; camera, Robert Hutchings, Michael Phillips ; music, Michael Bacon ; narrated by Susan Sarandon. 
<br/><br/> Documentary on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, eating disorders that have grown increasingly prevalent in contemporary American society. Experts in the field discuss some of their underlying causes (especially cultural pressures to be thin), their physiological and psychological effects, and some medical and therapeutic treatments that have been developed. The interviewees include patients representing particularly vulnerable groups: young women from troubled families, dancers, fashion models, and athletes. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: Not rated. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. 
<br/><br/><br/>Closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/> YALSA selected video for young adults 2002. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1593751680 9781593751685 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>783421290495 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>WG29049  WGBH 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Eating disorders--United States.<br/>Anorexia nervosa.<br/>Bulimia.<br/>Body image in women.<br/>Body image in adolescence.<br/>Body image disturbance.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Documentary television programs.<br/>Nonfiction television programs.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DVD RC 552 .E18  / D95 2004